in benghazi, killing ambassador stevens, and three other americans. tonight, they are being remembered. we have team coverage. ken wayne says the pentagon is already taking action, but we begin at uc berkely and a candlelight vigil at stevens old fraternity. reporter: that vigil just wrapped up about a half hour ago. these students did not know stevens, but they were inspired by his life. tonight, they lit candles in his honor, and projected a photo of stevens on the side of the house, for a man people say had great dreams and a good heart. my name is chris stevens, and i m the new u.s.ambassador to libya. reporter: this video shows him introducing himself last may. before stevens left the u.s., he spoke with steven browning. very earnest, and somewhat humbled by the task was about to undertake. i think he was very conscious of the enormity of the task. reporter: it was a dream come true for the bay area native. he was just a great, all around guy. one of those gu
after neighbors packed this meeting last week. the screaming saved my life and now we need to scream and talk about this. reporter: i talked with a deputy chief with oakland fire about this, he said the department talked to police about improving communication after a threat has been removed from the situation but the policy is there for everyone s safety. as for her case, police say it is an acteddive investigation and they are fall active investigation and they are following leads. he was shot and killed during a traffic stop along interstate 680. ktvu channel 2 news will stream the services live beginning at 10:00 a.m. tonight friends and family are grieving the death of a u.s. ambassador who was killed. u.s. ambassador chris stevens died along with three other diplomats in eastern libya. it was blamed on a youtube video but there is word tonight it may have been planned to coinside with 9/11. we have live team coverage tonight. ktvu s david stevenson has the deb
to do it with a smile on his face, relentlessly optimistic. he joined the peace corps and attended law school, he set out to make a difference in the world, and he did. it is such a waste. i m sorry . he is described as idealistic, courageous, and honorable. we should all be so lucky to live a life that we ve reached membered in that light. he was a public servant and he served so well, and so selflessly. i feel like he is such a great example about was great about this country in high-school be had the opportunity to visit spain and his family said that he was unflappable and never spoke about any danger that he might be and. a huge loss, thank you very much. the deadly attack was initially blamed on an anti islamic video that error on youtube, a film produced in the united states. phil matier continues our team coverage with reaction from the muslim community. in his global media age, film smocking islam and the subsequent riots in libya, are all part of a new
protesters could carry control bombs. the egyptian people reject such an unlawful acts. libyan ambassador christopher stevens and three other store americans were killed when gunmen attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi. but now the west is moving warships toward the libyan coast preparing to track the suspected of a truce with surveillance runs. we want to make note that impacted the but protest is not a sedating pot politics. u.s. officials confirm that the massacre stevens spent his final moments trying to save his own staffers. those who knew him say that was the kind of person he was. returned members who would not even born came together last night and to honor him. which no more than ever to work for or what where peace morgan taylor can be an international constant. our thoughts and prayers are with brodeur students at and his family and friends. ambassador stevens was a member of the off a tough omega fraternity. funeral services for the chp officers shot
campus. he met with stevens just before he left the u.s. for his new job as ambassador to libya. i was struck by the fact that he was eager to go. he was earnest. i think he was looking forward to his first ambassadorship. reporter: george served with stevens in the peace corps in the 80s. he taught english to kids in a small moroccan town and he says even back then, stevens dreamed of becoming an ambassador. he just fell in love with morocco and that part of the world. it was the shark that shaped the rest of his career. reporter: the east bay native studied law at uc hastings in san francisco. he would pop in my office if he was in town. levine says he s not at all surprised stevens gave his life trying to save others. he could have literally sent in the marines. there s a battalion there protecting the embassy. he didn t do that. he wanted to be there and take his people and get them back to safety. he knew he was taking a risk. he did it any way. what more